Get Unique Device ID (UDID) under Windows Phone 8

Question

Is there any unique device ID (UDID) or any similar ID I can read out on Windows Phone 8 (WP8) that doesn\'t change with hardware changes, app-reinstallation etc.?

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Answer 1

I found this a new HostInformation.PublisherHostId property More info at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/windows.phone.system.analytics.hostinformation.publisherhostid.aspx..

Answer 2

string myDeviceID = (byte[])DeviceExtendedProperties.GetValue("DeviceUniqueId");
string DeviceIDAsString = Convert.ToBase64String(myDeviceID);

I have used this for windows phone unique device Id.

Answer 3

You can get your own wp8 device Id by DeviceExtendedProperties.GetValue("DeviceUniqueId") Here is the simple way to get deviceId as a string

byte[] id = (byte[])Microsoft.Phone.Info.DeviceExtendedProperties.GetValue("DeviceUniqueId");
 string   deviceID = Convert.ToBase64String(id);